Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/5
Excitement
drives
what
Phil
is
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
he
years
much
ten
as
nearly
excitement
He
the
for
exotic
smuggling
for
money
animals
it
for
been
and
capturing
the
and
has
as
does
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
worked
with
he
very
Once
partner
unpredictable
who
a
was
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
told
they
crossing
border
partner
As
the
didn't
out
quiet
stand
were
to
they
his
keep
so
he
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
the
money
pay
to
off
border
guard
not
have
Phil
did
enough
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
and
got
argue
angry
agent
began
too
with
the
Phil
partner
customs
to
His
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
to
and
his
up
heat
arrested
beginning
then
were
guards
partner
Things
the
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
His
started
just
down
violently
so
partner
Phil
fighting
sat
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
and
out
is
his
They
that
now
locked
chilling
in
partner
guy
up
jail
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
chilled
and
now
sipping
teas
chilling
safely
also
is
in
got
through
iced
bar
Phil
out
he
a
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence